Daily Republican., 1887-10-29
Reform Meetings.

A meeting o! Dom ,crats IN favor o.
rsf.rm wae nsld IN the Old Academy,
Ninth waEd. last evening Amos BeaIe
was called to the chair, and james
Gesan was olscted secretary. Thomsa
Davis, Eco was the first speaker intro,
duced.
Mr.Davis said that in looking around
be saw his auditors were all young
men. The reason was that old Leuple
sre less anxious for changes, because
thty 'cvs tie things of their youth
Bill, sa'd the 3paaz o., the old and pa-
trictic nieD scSnowled &C that we need q
c-eDEG and will vote Tor It on election
aas The i'S9 o. ugeia .ntss of the con
shtnt'Gn uodcr which we 1--we has pass
oA. Wa nssa y naw one. Flow can II
tie 6bs4'u.n? Legislative eforts have
fA'icd, NOE Ta a2x tle pa0f.e 70 make
81 tl2F'. The 0pp0ssre of 3 Coustisu.
tsone! C2lyoEsion have no reasoL3 to
ct.r excfps t3at 1t i5 GauECc0as 20
DsDoarsE.C rpreuiacr. R!ga, end jrs-
k.ic' ag3 hevSr Gangecoui. L. D II ,3rat
~tc is a;=at 10 ttusg tie pscy.s haa
ssraeu A.s Bs.aGcfscy IL tho wrong
g9bocl. Ia cGIciEst3l, Er. Davis urge
evarS Gro 10 ID their daty. Every one
who suld li3 cir!Z .Dsnip Should vot
t9r a convention.
j. Fi21S El&as, Z q ws1 i.isn in-
t31duoad. Hs a4ia fAie luest on OF con
siliuliJEAi refo'm was u Importance tc
evel- ple1 "a he Sts:s. Tho Cons.itu-
tion vas Ia good one hftJ six years ago,
whan ths countits ~efs equal In popu
lAtlon ant iLfiueu>f. Iii this has been
changed, and tn:s IS Why a change In
the constitution ia neSdAd. The fact
that sll has cl arge3 forces people to
the conclusion that nsw constitution
Is necessary. some Of the opponents
eaid this was {. .'pubiican measure.
1t Is not. Il is Democratic measure,
and all the DeIu u3ckaro platforms have
promised q refclE,. II 10 o Democratic
measure and n.lat auoceed by Demo.
cratic votes. lG requires no argument
to prove that New Castle County needs
more represes ;Rtion,
William Hall Porter, Esq, was Ia
troduoed, sad sid thai What seemed
most remarkable to him was that el
Democrats we're net In favor of reform
The Democratic pSlt?, he said, hal
come icto power or q promise of reform
The Dsmcclstio party, therefore, had q
t duty to ysr,1raa 10 iais matter. II this
ehOri fatle5 II wing the speakers firm
conviction ,hst tha Democratic party
voeid ba deteoted. We arc not either
thirty days cr thYea mouths Yoaluu.
tserE, hus gero ip for the whole time oi
the wBr. Ii tho Democrats will not
give reform the EspuoiIoau5 will, and
that veTy coon. As yourg Democrats
let us show, ea!d The speaker, that we
are equal to the occasion, and still
ms,ntain the supremacy OF the party
wa love 30 we'll.
j. Frank Ball, Esq., spoke briefly
and urged all present TO go In and win
Sn old time Democratic victory. He
was there, he said, because he WAS a
Democrat. He believed it the duty OF
his party 10 give the State new con-
sittut,on. he believed IN q oonsiitu.
t!on Of Democratic make. He believed
. Democrats could make better coassl
tuition than tho Republicans because
they could get closer to the people. He
was 3 partisan, but not so much o. a
partisan as to forget to be good cki
zen. "We have no opposition" said
the speaker In closing. III we had II
would be easier flghlipg"
Merris Taylor on being called on
urged every one to d. tis duty as c
Democrat. This movcn.,5 meant a
benefit conferred on the p: q by thai
party, "If you work as Ntcih ward
Democrats generally d." ssiu be, tive
shsll have good repor. from you on
/ election dayb